Welcome to the Urban Archaeology blog. Freelance archaeologist Chiz Harward provides a range of on and offsite services to the archaeological profession, including running and working on excavations, post-excavation services, training and development work, and illustration work.This weblog will carry news of projects as and when they happen as well as wider thoughts on archaeological issues, especially recording, stratigraphy and training.

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FAME Forum and Diggers' Forum/Prospect conferences

Last weekend Chiz spoke at two conferences in as many days: the FAME Forum which was themed on skills and employability, and the Diggers' Forum/Prospect conference on careers, both in York. Chiz gave an updated version of the training and reskilling paper he presented at Winchester at both sessions, as well as a short presentation on the Diggers' Forum survey on away work and travel.

The DF/Prospect conference was a
great success with a varied audience of students and professionals who heard
some excellent papers leading to a lot of generally positive and lively
discussion. Abstracts of the papers can be read at http://www.prospect.org.uk/members_areas/branch/181/public/p4
and we will look into whether we can publish the papers in some form, preferably online.

The FAME Forum was less lively than the DF/Prospect
conference, but hopefully the paper gave the delegates something to
think on. A summary of the FAME paper will be published on the FAME
website soon, along with the other presentations which will be well
worth a read. The full version of the training paper will be published in the 21st Century Archaeologists monograph.

Next stop is the DF session at TAG in Liverpool
in December where the DF have just had confirmation of their session.

Gloucestershire Cross-slabs Survey

About Urban Archaeology: Chiz Harward

Chiz has worked within the archaeological industry for over twenty five years across the UK, and within the historic core of London for over fifteen years. Chiz was a Senior Archaeologist and Project Officer at the Museum of London Archaeology Service from 1998-2008, where he supervised, assessed and analysed some of London's largest and most complex excavations, as well as numerous smaller sites and projects.

Chiz specialises in the excavation and analysis of deeply stratified urban sequences commonly found in Roman and medieval London and other historic towns. Chiz is also an experienced archaeological illustrator and has been developing training materials for several years.

Between 2008 and 2010 Chiz worked as a freelance archaeologist trading as Urban Archaeology. This is the Urban Archaeology blog. After a two year stint as a Senior Project Officer at Cotswold Archaeology, Chiz is back working as a freelance archaeologist.

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Chartered Institute for Archaeologists

Chiz Harward is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (MCIfA), the highest level of individual accreditation, and sits on the CIfA Registration Committee (Organisations). Chiz served for 4 years on the IfA Council, and was previously a member of the Professional Development and Practice Committee, the IfA Working Party on Self-employment, and the IfA Remuneration Working Party. Chiz was also chair of the Diggers' Forum and edited their newsletter: the Forum Dispatch.

Chiz strongly believes in producing work of the highest professional and ethical standards, complying with the professional standards and Code of Conduct of the professional body for archaeologists: The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.